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Texas Football: 5 overreactions from devastating road loss to Oklahoma State

By Andrew Miller

STILLWATER, OK - OCTOBER 27: Running back Justice Hill #5 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys gets his facemask pulled by defensive lineman Chris Nelson #97 of the Texas Longhorns for a penalty in the second quarter on October 27, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State leads 31-14 at the half. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK - OCTOBER 27: Running back Justice Hill #5 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys gets his facemask pulled by defensive lineman Chris Nelson #97 of the Texas Longhorns for a penalty in the second quarter on October 27, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State leads 31-14 at the half. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 22: Davante Davis #18 of the Texas Longhorns tackles Darius Anderson #6 of the TCU Horned Frogs in the fourth quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 22: Davante Davis #18 of the Texas Longhorns tackles Darius Anderson #6 of the TCU Horned Frogs in the fourth quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

5. Suspensions really hurt Texas early

Early in the game, Texas football had to turn to true freshman Anthony Cook and redshirt freshman Kobe Boyce in the secondary to fill in for some suspensions. Senior corners Kris Boyd and Davante Davis were just two of the players that Herman had suspended in the first quarter against the Pokes. It had an impact too.

Oklahoma State had one of its best offensive quarters of the season with 260 total yards in the absence of key seniors like Boyd and Davis. And while we’re not implying that Boyce and Cook don’t have a promising future on the Forty Acres, they still weren’t put in a situation to thrive against one of the most explosive receiving corps in the Big 12 in a hostile atmosphere on the road.

Once those suspended players got back into the mix after the first quarter, the game steadied out a bit for the Horns. The Oklahoma State offense was held in check a bit more than before, and the defense finally got some key stops. There were some other factors at play that helped to magnify the absence of the suspended players.

The fact that a first quarter suspension was detrimental for Texas against a team that came in with a 1-3 record in Big 12 play is not a good indicator for this team. But, we all know the depth is there for the Horns. The suspensions just wound up coming at a very inopportune time with such a build up of weird circumstances for this game.

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